Author Dan Rasmussen discusses the largest American slave uprising and its suppressed history. Speaking to his book, American Uprising, Dan tells a story that reveals the strategic and intellectual creativity of a multinational slave population in rebellion. See accompanying video (part 2) that features Dan in conversation with Marilyn Frankenstein, Dorotea Manuela and his audience at encuentro 5. Video by Charngchi Way.
Topics: slavery, New Orleans, sugar plantations, revolution, Haiti, intellectual influence, encuentro 5,...